Russian reference
объяснять
to explain (imperfective)
Regular · 9 form tables
Includes aspect specific future forms, requests and conditional constructions. Stress marks are retained. Participles and verbal adverbs appear separately; a missing form is not supplied by this reference.
Audio requires a compatible voice in your browser.
Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I explain |
| ты | you explain |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it explains |
| мы | we explain |
| вы | you (plural) explain |
| они | they explain |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I explained |
| ты | you explained |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it explained |
| мы | we explained |
| вы | you (plural) explained |
| они | they explained |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will explain |
| ты | you will explain |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will explain |
| мы | we will explain |
| вы | you (plural) will explain |
| они | they will explain |
Imperfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will explain |
| ты | you will explain |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will explain |
| мы | we will explain |
| вы | you (plural) will explain |
| они | they will explain |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | explain! |
| вы | explain! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us explain (imperfective) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would explain |
| ты | you would explain |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would explain |
| мы | we would explain |
| вы | you (plural) would explain |
| они | they would explain |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I explain |
| ты | so that you explain |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it explain |
| мы | so that we explain |
| вы | so that you (plural) explain |
| они | so that they explain |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I explain |
| ты | if you explain |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it explain |
| мы | if we explain |
| вы | if you (plural) explain |
| они | if they explain |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to explain (imperfective) |
Present active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who is performing the action: to explain (imperfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to explain (imperfective) |
Simultaneous verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | while performing the action: to explain (imperfective) |
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Russian entries.